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A Very Silly Alphabet Bookby Brian P. Clearyillustrations by Betsy E. Snyder j Millbrook Press • Minneapolis

A is for antelopes forming an arc.

B begins birch trees with bubblegum bark.

C is for cat with a calico coat

who campsby a castleand cooksby a moat.

D starts dalmatian, a dog who’s been spotted.

E is for each evergreen Elvis potted.

Fstarts flamingoGand begins Gary, the gerbil

Hthat helps us say is quite hairy.

III is for ice cream, the size of an igloo.

I is for jarsJ full of jasmine and wig glue.



Kstarts karate and kangaroos kissing, and kilt-wearing kittens whose kickstands are missing.

L is for letters that start the word llama.

M begins motorbike, makeup, and mama.

N is for newt with a necklace of noodles.

O begins ostrich with oats by the oodles.

Pis for patterns on plates and on dishes,

and plain peanut butteron pink jellyfishes.

IO starts a quail who is quiet and quivers.

Ris for raftingred raspberry rivers.

S starts off saddles on seven blue ponies.

Tis for tents filled with Tinas and Tonys.

U starts umbrellas unfolding uptown and underpants on an unusual clown.



Vstarts a veil-wearing volleyball player.

Wstarts Will, who’s a wallaby weigher.

X is the end sound in ox and in axe.

Ystarts Yolanda with six yellow yaks.

Z begins zebra and zipper and zoo.

I know my ABCs—how about you?

To Connor —BPCTo Gram and Mom, for always believing in the Invisible Lady with One Orange Leg —BESText copyright © 2007 by Brian P. ClearyIllustrations copyright © 2007 by Betsy E. SnyderAll rights reserved. International copyright secured. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrievalsystem, or transmitted in any form or by any means——electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise——without the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in anacknowledged review.Millbrook Press, Inc.A division of Lerner Publishing Group241 First Avenue NorthMinneapolis, MN 55401 U.S.A.Website address: www.lernerbooks.comLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataCleary, Brian P., 1959—Peanut butter and jellyfishes : a very silly alphabet book / by Brian P. Cleary ; illustrations by Betsy E. Snyder.p. cm.ISBN-13: 978—0—8225—6188—0 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)ISBN-10: 0—8225—6188—3 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)1. English language——Alphabet——Juvenile poetry. 2. Children’s poetry, American. 3. Alphabet rhymes. I. Snyder,Betsy E., ill. II. Title.PS3553.L39144P43 2007428.1'3——dc22 2006012057Manufactured in the United States of America1 2 3 4 5 6 — DP — 12 11 10 09 08 07eISBN-13: 978-0-8225-8800-9